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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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